@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ Note that you can specify multiple input files on the command line.
62`pandoc` will concatenate them all (with blank lines between them)
62`pandoc` will concatenate them all (with blank lines between them)
63before parsing:
63before parsing:
65− pandoc -s ch1.txt ch2.txt refs.txt > book.html
65+ pandoc -s ch1.txt ch2.txt refs.txt > book.html
67(The `-s` option here tells `pandoc` to produce a standalone HTML file,
67(The `-s` option here tells `pandoc` to produce a standalone HTML file,
68with a proper header, rather than a fragment. For more details on this
68with a proper header, rather than a fragment. For more details on this
69and many other command-line options, see below.)
69and many other command-line options, see below.)
71+Instead of a filename, you can specify an absolute URI. In this
72+case pandoc will attempt to download the content via HTTP:
74+ pandoc -f html -t markdown http://www.fsf.org
71The format of the input and output can be specified explicitly using
76The format of the input and output can be specified explicitly using
72command-line options. The input format can be specified using the
77command-line options. The input format can be specified using the
73`-r/--read` or `-f/--from` options, the output format using the
78`-r/--read` or `-f/--from` options, the output format using the
@@ -113,7 +118,9 @@ Character encodings
113-------------------
118-------------------
115All input is assumed to be in the UTF-8 encoding, and all output
120All input is assumed to be in the UTF-8 encoding, and all output
121+is in UTF-8 (unless your version of pandoc was compiled using
122+GHC 6.12 or higher, in which case the local encoding will be used).
116−is in UTF-8. If your local character encoding is not UTF-8 and you use
123+If your local character encoding is not UTF-8 and you use
117accented or foreign characters, you should pipe the input and output
124accented or foreign characters, you should pipe the input and output
118through [`iconv`]. For example,
125through [`iconv`]. For example,